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The River Tove...and how Towcester got its name. The camp on the Tove.

A great trip down memory lane for me. I lived in Towcester from the age of 4 until I went to University. We used to play and fish in the river but that was before they put all the concrete in at the banks. I lived on Watling Street West and the river used to regularly flood. I have memories of sitting on my front window sill, feet in the flood waters as it flowed down Watling Street.

Not to mention the Motorbike Grand Prix events at nearby Silverstone. Again from my window I would watch as the bikers wheelied up and down the main road (some with no clothes on!).

I got my first job here SP6948 : Post Office, Towcester although I applied to deliver the post but was told by the postmaster that he couldn't employ me as I would put off the postmen, so I got to sell stamps and dog licenses for a year. No way could you use that now for an excuse!

My brother and his co-altar boy were found under a stall at the church fete after partaking in a very large amount of altar wine here SP6948 : Roman Catholic Church, Meeting Lane, Towcester. Also the site of the most embarrassing moment of my teenage life as I discovered a pair of tights hanging out of my skirt....after I had been up for communion.